alt an au kirver A young man with a pal I 1 and anxious n tons face presented himself to a to french french postmaster A letter which I 1 M mailed ilea day lefoie lefore lem yesterday j Is now nov in your postoffice post office he bald said 1 I have ben been traveling after it ever since I 1 dropped it into the office in my own town awant I 1 want you to return it to me thatis that la against the law answered the tile official so I 1 have been told by all the postal agents tit through rough whose hands it has par passed SW but you must take pity on me I 1 repented writing it as boon soon as it left my hands I 1 have not adept or eaten since I 1 shall Ishall never bo be happy again if t it is delivered you see the letter is to jeanno jeanne arnet artret we have been friends ever since we w were 1 children we were going to be married I 1 1 next month when I 1 wrote this letter I 1 was offended about something and I 1 wrote BO so coldly BO so unkindly that she will think I 1 do not care for her at all she will never believe that I 1 loved her just the same when I 1 wrote it and we were going to house keeping on buch such a nice little carmill the official waa was touched evidently the happiness of this worthy young couple was in hla his hands 1 I will give you the letter he said but I 1 must go through the formality of making sure that you wrote it you may repeat to me the expressions expression with which you begin began and ended it I 1 will open it and see if it corresponds with what you say my of course this la Is painful to you he added 1 I see well enough that you are bitterly asha ashamed nied of the cruel and violent things that you have wd but you are young 1 and I 1 hall not judge you too se 10 berely now and he assumed ina and encouraging cou raging ng aloof air of being prepared dorany for anything tho the young man passed a moment in miserable reflection how had bad he begun and ended his dreadful letter yes I 1 re mem berl he exclaimed presently it began dearly beloved friend and ended youra yours tor for life 11 Exactly Bol said the postmaster here is your letter but I 1 think she would have forgiven you pardon my smiling good byl how can you thank met me invite me to the wedding 11 youths companion